"I went to sweep the streets, but within a few days of doing it, I was replaced again by someone looking for connections..."
"Damin, I can't help it..."
She cried and sobbed, telling how difficult it was for her.
In fact, these things are half true and half false.
When she returned to her parents' home, it was true that her parents had passed away and she only had her brother and sister-in-law at home.
She made an excuse to just go home and have a look. In and out of her words, she revealed how good her life was now. Her son was also promising and became a college student. From now on, she was waiting to enjoy a happy life.
Her brother felt guilty for going to the countryside, so he treated her with kind words and said that since it was not easy to come back all the way, he would stay a few more days.
She really stayed.
You really treat yourself as a distinguished guest.
But after a long time, her sister-in-law noticed that something was wrong, and started to criticize her both inside and outside her words.
Even if she was ridiculed by all kinds of people, Zhou Fengru did not dare to leave.
She has nowhere to go, and it is impossible for her to return to Qi'an Commune. She can only stay at her parents' house and learn to do things obediently.
Her brother found her a job making paper boxes, but she didn't do well. She was criticized for her quality, and within a few days, she was not allowed to work.
Later, I got a job as a street sweeper, but I couldn't do it for long, and I kept complaining about hardship and tiredness.
If things don't work out in the east, things won't work in the west, and she's had enough of her sister-in-law's expression.
Later, she was introduced to work as a waiter in a small restaurant. After going back and forth, she became friendly with the owner of the small restaurant.
Although this man is older, he is not as good as her in every aspect.
But he finally opened a restaurant, and the income was pretty good.
This is already the best choice for Zhou Fengru right now.
Think about it, if you follow this man, at least you won't have to worry about eating and drinking, and you can stay in a restaurant at night, so you don't have to go home to see your sister-in-law's face.
When everything finally settled down, Zhou Fengru thought about coming over to see Xu Damin.
Unexpectedly, Xu Damin had such an attitude towards her and told her to get lost.
"What am I doing all this for? I also want to be good for you." Zhou Fengru cried.
"Do you want to find another father for me?" Xu Damin cursed bitterly.
"No." Zhou Fengru looked back at the man and pulled Xu Damin aside: "Damin, I won't marry him. Don't worry about this. I'm just a temporary solution in times of crisis. So do you.
I have to think about it for my mother. I am living under someone else's roof and will be kicked out at any time. This is a last resort. Do you really have the heart to see me sleeping on the street?"
Xu Damin recalled seeing homeless people sleeping on the streets. Not only were they slovenly, but they were also bullied and teased anytime and anywhere.
Zhou Fengru looked at Xu Damin: "Son, in order to survive, there is no shame in all this. Back then, Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch. A real man must learn to bend and stretch. What's more, I am just an ordinary woman. Do you still remember me?
Did I tell you about the educated youth who went to the countryside with me? She was a noble person, but as a result, she died in the countryside within half a year, and there was no one to collect her body. "
Zhou Fengru continued: "Son, these days are already very hard. Do you really want to go back to the countryside and live a life where you have one meal but no next meal? In this city, there are so many educated youths who come back to the city, why?
One, don't you abandon your wife and children, and then find ways to stay after returning to the city? No one will laugh at anyone. This is an inevitable choice for everyone."
Xu Damin remained silent and did not speak.
Zhou Fengru said: "I am doing this now because of your plan. I have tried it out, and he promised that in half a year, when he can make more money, he will buy me a house. In that way, I will have my own real life."
You don’t have to stay in your uncle’s or aunt’s house and suffer their contempt. I will transfer this house to you in the future, and we will never go back to the countryside."
Xu Damin was moved by Zhou Fengru's words.
He didn't want to go back to the countryside, so he stayed in school throughout the summer vacation.
Zhou Fengru talked to Xu Damin for a long time, and before leaving, she left Xu Damin two hundred yuan.
She had compiled this from that man during this period of time, and now she had given it all to Xu Damin.
Seeing Zhou Fengru leaving with that man, Xu Damin still felt sick.
Although he could understand Zhou Fengru's difficulties, he just felt sick.
But these two hundred dollars, he felt, were pretty good in his hand.
At that moment, Xu Damin suddenly realized.
Since his life experience is already an unavoidable shame, why should he still be stubborn about this matter and give up on himself?
He will stay in the city and never return to the countryside, so that no one will ever mention his life experience.
He wants to stay in the city and become a master. He is the proud man of heaven. He has no reason to do worse than others, let alone Xu Erlong.
He has been smarter than Xu Erlong since he was a child.
When he picked up a dime outside, he knew he would buy candy and eat it instead of taking it home.
And Xu Erlong would stupidly take the money he picked up home. As a result, he did not get any praise from his family. Instead, Mrs. Xu suspected that he had stolen her money and secretly used it to buy candies.
When he was studying, his grades were about the same as Xu Erlong's, but in order to show that he studied hard, he even went to the latrine to take a book to prove how hard he studied.
As for Xu Erlong, when he came home from school, he only helped Zhang Jinfang with things, either fetching water or collecting firewood. At first glance, he was not a serious student.
Even during the high school entrance examination, when he heard that his family was too poor to support several children and could only support one child at most, he acted decisively and injured Xu Erlong, which affected the examination.
As a result, both he and Xu Erlong were admitted to high school, but his score was only a little higher than Xu Erlong's. The opportunity to study naturally fell on him.
He has been able to calculate since he was a child. He is not even a little bit better than Xu Erlong. There is no reason why he is not as good as Xu Erlong now.
Xu Damin took the money and walked to the street in front of the school.
I first found a barber shop and had my messy and untidy hair trimmed.
These days, studying is not as taxing as before the college entrance examination, and he has a revenge mentality. He eats and drinks as much as he can with the money. His body is much stronger and he is no longer as weak as the little chicken he used to be.
After getting a haircut and a shave, Xu Damin in the mirror also looked elegant and bookish.
He ran to a nearby department store and bought himself some clothes that fit him well. He relied on the clothes and the saddle on the horse.
When looking at himself in the mirror, Xu Damin encouraged himself secretly: "Xu Damin, you can definitely do it, and you will definitely live a better life than Xu Erlong."
Didn't Xu Erlong just do some business? Didn't he just find a beautiful woman? Xu Damin can do the same.